The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-08
Current Events.

souri,. was elected senior vice commander
John G. Linshan, junior vice commander
Gen. l.. Donahue, surgeon general ana
Rev. Edward Andrews, chaplain in'chiei.
The encampment certainly showed Tvs
GOOD sense In avoiding politics so Tar az
expression of them by resolution Is con-
cerped; though the election OF Judge
Rea is claimed as republican victory.
The most notable feature however, was
the Vandervort resolution censuring the
Presipent, as follows:
R,so,ped. That while we feel that no
BODY of citizens can have more exalted
respect than we for the Office of President
of the United States; that we have mani
tested that by services and sacrifice such MS
the world has never seen equalled; yet
this does not obscure our perception 10
blame unworthy nets OF the incum.
bent of that high position or deprive us OF
the right of criticism Of our public ser
vice, which Is one of the dearest preroga
,ives Of American citizenship.
Resolced, also, That while we recognize
that the disapproval of any measure pre-
sented 20 him by Congress Is constitu'
tional prerogative Of the President to be
exercised by him according 10 his discre
,ion, vet we cannot feel that this involves
also the privilege of going beyond the
bounds of that power 10 officially insult
or SANDER the broken down ana needy
old men 10 whom the nation owes every
i!dng.
Resolced, also, That the Dependent Pen
sion bill passed by the Forty.ninth Con
cress and vetoed by the President was the
least measure of Justice that could have
been asked of the nation for the men to
whom II owes its salvation; that II did not
represent 1.-THE of what Is due these
gallant men, and that the refusing TO
approve of bill which was asked for by
the greatful people, retitioned for by hun
dreds of thousands of veterans, passed ny
both houses of Congress by an unusual
majority, and which would have rescued
thousands of as deserving soldiers as FOL
lowed the old flag from the cold charity OF
the aims house. the present incumbent OF
the office of President has violated the
pledge made 70 soldiers when they ilocked
10 the standard of their country AT the time
Of her greatest peril has thwarted the ex.
press will of greatful people, and has
inflicted irreparable cruelty upon those
who should be the object OF the teDderest
consideration.
When the committee on resolutions re-
ported IL adversely, contrary TO all eXpec.
tation, there was very noticeable sign OF
relief and satisfaction. That turbulent
demagogue Vandervort was on his feet in.
stantly, and proceeded 10 harangue the
convention against the report of the com
mittee, but he found no supporters. Eight
or ten delegates spoke against ii, among
them Governor Hurst and Tanner and the
only help Delegate Vandervort got was
from the remark of General futile that "if
Logan were here that resolution would be
lust about his sentiments" The report of
the committee was adopted, and Delegate
Vandervort "sat on by large majority.
The situation in Ireland remains sub.
stantially unchanged. Evictions continue,
accompanied by the customary resistance
and with the employment of force on the
part of the government. Indeed the gov
eminent and the league are on a deadly
struggle with the chances even for success.
The government has the power of law; but
the Irish have the stronger backing OF
public opinion which Is certain eventually
TO overcome the law 1t Is undoubtedly
true, as Michael Davitt said on Wednesday
at Minneapolis, that the Irish people are
bearing with iortitude indignities worse
than those that have in time past preci.
plated many revolutions. Ii Is impossible,
he said, TO tell whether more stringent
measures might not force them TO an out.
break, which, of course, is the great object
of the Tories. As for homerule sentiment,
il is spreading like wildtire over Great
Britain, and there is no doubt that were an
election held next year Gladstone would
sweep the country like u whrlwind.
On Tuesday the trial of Lord Major
Sullivan and Mr.. OBrian for publishing
in their papers reports Of meetings Of
suppressed branches of the National
League resulted in an ac,uttal. the court
dismissing the case on the ground that the
crown had not proven the meeting report
ed was one of suppressed branch. The
case created much excitement and the
crowd outside were wildly enthusiastic over
the result of the trial.
Are we so soon forgotten when we are
dead" may be n odified If the mass OF
people unite with those of Washington IL
welcoming the return of Elk. boss Shepherd
who on Thursday was given the freedom
Of the city and was greeted with pro
cession triumphal music, fire works, &c.
&c. The freedom. of the. city" ducumen
was signed by VIM. A. Webb, who Il
years ago had signed another in which thi
same Shepard was interested: an indict
ment Of his criminal extravagances and
prayer to congress to save the citizens o.
Washington from Shepherd. That sigma.
ture of 1872 resulted In an investigation
the result Of which In the year 1874
was the immediate abolishing Of the Dis
trict and city government, and the disfran
chising Of the people Of Washington. Con
gress did not walt to invent new form
Of government, except for temporary pur
poses, but proceeded to get rid Of Shepher
and his friends In the most expedition
manner, and when President Grant nomis
ated Mr. Shepherd to be commissioner Q
the District under the temporary govern
ment, only six senators voted for him. Tn
demonstrations Of Thursday then must hav
been curious affair.
On Saturday last the socialists Of Unto
Hill, n. j., turned out TO the number
more than two hundred to hold mas
meeting to sympathize with the doomed an
archists of Chicago. When efforts wer
made by the police to prevent them they di